The Hindu 30.12.2010
New park to be inaugurated on January 5
Special Correspondent
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A sum of Rs.1.40 crore has been spent towards the park |
— Photo: L. Balachandar
New look:A view of the new park and (below) new building of the
municipal office at Karaikudi.
KARAIKUDI: The picturesque park here, one of the biggest parks in the
region, is all set to receive all sections of people of Karaikudi
thanks to the location of it.
The park has been established in 2.75 acre of land owned by the
Karaikudi Municipality. It has come up in a location, which is just
opposite to the busiest new bus stand.
Moreover, this is considered as a prime locality in the town and it is in the vicinity of the municipal office also.
Though it has many regular features of park, the focus has been given
to the foot path, which has been laid with ‘acupuncture therapy tiles’
and children play field with modern equipment.
Besides fountains, lawns, models of a few of Hollywood characters
such as ‘Narnia’ have also been sculptured by the noted craft artist J.
Kuzhanthai Selva.
A sum of Rs.1.40 crore has been spent towards the park, which was
generated through the allotment of Rs.80 lakh under the Rashtriya Sam
Vikas Yojana (RSVY), which is known as backward district development
grant and Rs.60 lakh from the general fund of Karaikudi Municipality.
“We hope the new park will attract the good patronage of entertainment starved people of Karaikudi.
The foot path will certainly attract a large number of morning and
evening walkers,” says N. Ravichandiran, Commissioner, Karaikudi
Municipality.
He added that since it was very close to the bus stand, it was
expected that the passengers also would be benefited. Municipal office
Similarly, the municipal office, which was one of the oldest
municipalities in the State, has also been modernised at a cost of
Rs.1.25 crore under the general fund.
The foundation stone for the old building was laid by the then Chief
Minister C.N. Anna Durai on September 9, 1967. Though the office had got
an additional building in 1999, which was inaugurated by the Chief
Minister M. Karunanidhi during his previous tenure, it has been
modernised and designed as a corporate office- like building.
Mr. Ravichandiran said besides conference hall, council hall, a number of people-friendly facilities had been established.
The new built up area was 16,884 square feet. A new scheme would be prepared to computerise the office.
The Deputy Chief Minister, M.K. Stalin, will declare open the new
park and the modernised building of municipal office on January 5.